Friday, December 21, 2007

eBook Reading

I recently read a fun thriller called American Vigilante in Dublin by Sean McGinty entirely on-screen so I have to agree with Chris (See eBook Poll below) that the future of reading will be primarily electronic in nature. (So, hold on to those books people, they will be valuable antiques someday.)

However, I also agree with Larry that Kindle and Sony have NOT found the "fat app" as they say. The eBook is evolving and will continue to evolve until someone comes up with all the right elements that make eReading popular. I don't think the key element will be book related initially, it will involve some other step in the technological developments of our broader culture that will spring readers from the prison of the printed page. (Not that I agree with the analogy.)

One other note: I was recently told by a middle school reading aide that, except for the Harry Potter syndrome, the joy of reading seems to be completely lost on the majority of her middle schoolers. It is more of a chore for them than a joy. Maybe there's a revolution in eReading in the future that will bring back the joy.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and enjoy the holiday season.

2 comments:

Chris Forman said...

Mike,

The comment about reading at the middle school is true at the high school level as well. While there are still avid readers out there (God bless their little harts) very few students read. I do see a trend toward the graphic novels. Lots of pictures, few words.

The times hey are a changin'

Chris

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